.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Taiwan. The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars. Neulevel has entered into a partnership with TWNIC to market the tw outside Taiwan.
ICANN assigned two internationalized domain names for Taiwan on June 25, 2010:
⁕台灣 - taiwan in traditional Chinese characters
⁕台湾 - taiwan in simplified Chinese characters
No registrations under these domain have been conducted as of August 2010.
Registrations under tw are possible in second-level space or under various domains as third-level domains:
⁕edu.tw: for educational and academic institutions
⁕gov.tw: for ROC government agencies, operated by Taiwan
⁕mil.tw: for the ROC Armed Forces, operated by Taiwan
⁕com.tw: for companies or firms registered under the laws of their country
⁕net.tw: for network or telecommunications license holders
⁕org.tw: for non-profit organizations established according to the laws of their country
⁕idv.tw: for individuals